Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasonography for Differential Diagnosis of Benign and Malignant Thyroid Lesions: Single-Institutional Prospective Study of Qualitative and Quantitative CEUS Characteristics
Table 1
List of inclusion and exclusion criteria of the study.
Inclusion criteria
Presence of focal thyroid lesion greater than 8 mm
Willingness to undergo CEUS examination immediately after standard conventional US
Signed informed consent
Age over 18 years
Exclusion criteria
Cystic lesion of the thyroid gland with no solid component
Confusing terrain of multiple merging nodes occurring throughout the gland
